Mangroves of the Kimberley coast: Ecological patterns in a tropical Ria coast setting

Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 213-237

  Cresswell, I D ^a   Semeniuk, V ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b V and C Semeniuk Research Group   (Australia)

Author keywords

Kimberley coast; Mangrove ecology; Mangrove habitats; Mangroves; Ria coast

Indexed keywords

CLIFF; COASTAL ZONE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; HABITAT TYPE; HUMID TROPICS; LAGOONAL SEDIMENTATION; MANGROVE; RIA; SHORELINE; SPECIES RICHNESS; TIDAL FLAT;

AUSTRALIA; KIMBERLEY [WESTERN AUSTRALIA]; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 84857547020     PISSN: 0035922X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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